W. D. Chadwick
 Chadwick pictured in Reveille 1917, Mississippi State yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, baseball, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 20, 1883 [1] Ohio, U.S. |
| Died |
June 5, 1934 (aged 50)[2] Starkville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Marietta College[3] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1906 | Albion |
| 1909–1913 | Mississippi A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1910–1918 | Mississippi A&M |
| Basketball | |
| 1910-1911 | Mississippi A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
37–18–3 (football) 120-72-9 (baseball) 2–4 (basketball) |
William Dean "Billy" Chadwick was an American football, baseball, and basketball coach, as well as an Athletics Director. Chadwick served as head football coach at Albion College, and the head football, basketball, baseball coach and athletic director at Mississippi A&M College (now known as Mississippi State University).
Albion College
Chadwick served as head football coach at Albion College for the 1905 and 1906 seasons. During his two-season tenure, he compiled an overall record of 8 wins, 6 losses and 1 tie (8–6–1).[4]
Mississippi A&M College
Football
After leaving Albion, Chadwick served as the head football coach at Mississippi A&M from 1909 until 1913 compiling an overall record of 29 wins, 12 losses and 2 ties (29–12–2).[5] His most notable accomplishment during that time was leading the Aggies to their first ever bowl appearance and win in the 1912 Bacardi Bowl.[6] Chadwick did not actually coach the game, but instead opted to stay home and attend the funeral of A&M end Levi Gaston Bass who had died from meningitis that he developed as a result of an injury he suffered during a game against Birmingham College. Chadwick put assistant coach and future A&M and Indiana head coach Earle C. "Billy" Hayes in charge of the squad for the trip to Cuba.[7] The Aggies defeated Club Atletico de Cuba by a score of 12-0.[8] Along with being the first postseason game for A&M it was also the last college football game to be played in which touchdowns were worth 5 points (they were increased to 6 before the following season) making the Aggies the last college football team to score a 5-point TD.[9]
Baseball
His longest stint as a head coach with one program came when he coached the Mississippi A&M baseball team from 1910-1918. During his nine seasons as Aggie skipper he compiled an overall record of 120-72-9 and led the Aggies to Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships in 1911 and 1918.[10]
Basketball
Chadwick was the second basketball coach in A&M history. He served one season in that capacity leading the Aggies to a 2-4 record during the 1910-1911 season. Following that season he turned the reins over to Earle C. "Billy" Hayes but continued to coach football and baseball.[11]
Athletic director
In addition to coaching three different programs at A&M, Chadwick also served as athletic director from 1909 to 1930. During his time as AD he worked on improving athletic facilities such as building baseball and football fields, tennis courts, and constructing the school’s first gymnasium. Chadwick also taught physical education.[7] He was relieved of his duties as athletic director during the so-called "Bilbo Purge" of 1930 during which time Governor Theodore Bilbo, along with the boards of trustees of the schools, made several sweeping staff and administration changes at Mississippi's institutions of higher learning. Chadwick was retained as "Professor unassigned, outside of athletics, at the same salary."[12]
Honor and awards
Chadwick was inducted into the Mississippi State Universality Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.[13] Chadwick Lake, located on the Mississippi State campus near the Bryan Athletic Administration Building, is named in his honor.[14][15]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Britons (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1905–1906) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Albion | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1906 | Albion | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Albion: | 8–6–1 | ||||||||
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1913) | |||||||||
| 1909 | Mississippi A&M | 5–4 | 0–3 | ||||||
| 1910 | Mississippi A&M | 7–2 | 5–2 | ||||||
| 1911 | Mississippi A&M | 7–2–1 | 4–2–1 | W Bacardi | |||||
| 1912 | Mississippi A&M | 4–3 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 1913 | Mississippi A&M | 6–1–1 | 5–1–1 | ||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 29–12–2 | 17–10–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 37–18–3 | ||||||||
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1918) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Mississippi A&M | 16-11 | 2-5 | ||||||
| 1911 | Mississippi A&M | 16-7 | 10-6 | 1st | |||||
| 1912 | Mississippi A&M | 14-8-1 | 7-7 | ||||||
| 1913 | Mississippi A&M | 16-10-2 | 8-6-1 | ||||||
| 1914 | Mississippi A&M | 11-9-2 | 5-6-1 | ||||||
| 1915 | Mississippi A&M | 12-9-2 | 8-6-2 | ||||||
| 1916 | Mississippi A&M | 11-7 | 6-6 | ||||||
| 1917 | Mississippi A&M | 14-3-2 | 9-1-2 | ||||||
| 1918 | Mississippi A&M | 10-8 | 4-7 | 1st | |||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 120-72-9 | 57-50-6 | |||||||
| Total: | 120-72-9 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910–11 | Mississippi A&M | 2–4 | |||||||
| Mississippi A&M: | 2–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–4 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-25122-22938-19?cc=1968530&wc=M9W1-7P4:n1673830875 : accessed 07 Jan 2014), Mississippi > Oktibbeha County; A-Z; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d)
- ↑ University of Michigan Official Publication, Volume 40
- ↑ The M book of athletics, Mississippi A. and M. college, Volume 2
- ↑ "Year-by-Year Football Scores". Albion College. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "W. D. Chadwick Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- ↑ Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
- 1 2 W. D. Chadwick and the Bulldogs vs. the "Tigres" (1912)
- ↑ The Complete History of the Bacardi Bowl
- ↑ Mississippi State Football History: 1895-1916
- ↑ Mississippi State University 2013 Baseball Media Guide
- ↑ Mississippi State University 2012-2013 Basketball Media Guide
- ↑ Making Haste Slowly: The Troubled History of Higher Education in Mississippi
- ↑ Mississippi State Baseball Honors and History
- ↑ Chadwick Lake
- ↑ Chadwick Lake location
External links
- W. D. Chadwick at the College Football Data Warehouse
- W.D. Chadwick Ancestry.com page
- W.D. Chadwick @ Databasefootball